Looking for a different day?
A new NEW Strands puzzle appears at midnight every day for your time zone – meaning some people always play ‘today’s game’ while others play ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for the Sunday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Tips and Answers for Sunday, May 3 (Game #791).
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game, following the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult though, so read on for my Strands tips.
SPOILER ALERT: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
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NEW Strands today (game #792) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… May the forest be with you
NEW Strands Today (Game #792) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- STUMP
- HUNT
- DIAGRAM
- ESCAPE
- HUNGRY
- SHOUT
NEW Strands today (game #792) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NEW Strands today (game #792) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: bottom, 3rd column
Last page: top, 3rd column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #792) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #792, are…
- CEDAR
- ASPEN
- DOGWOOD
- BIRCH
- CYPRESS
- EUCALYPTUS
- SPAN FRAME: BRANCHES
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
May 4th is of course “May the Fourth/Force be with you” day, but “forest” seems to be stretching the pun a bit too far, unless we’re discussing the Forest Moon of Endor, Takodana, which we obviously aren’t.
Instead, this was a search for trees found in forests and woodlands, made more complex by some tricky twists and turns to connect the letters.
The game’s longest word, EUCALYPTUS, was my last find – not the most obvious of trees, so I’ll forgive myself for not seeing it sooner.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Sunday, May 3, Game #791)
- STRANGE
- SPECIALLY
- STRANGE
- UNUSUAL
- BIZARRE
- AWFUL
- SPANGRAM: THATSODD
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new-anymore word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now a full-fledged member of NYT’s game stable that’s been running for a year and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a full guide on how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips to solve it, so check it out if you struggle to beat it every day.
